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Multicomponent assessment and ginsenoside conversions of Panax quinquefolium L. roots before and after steaming by HPLC-MSn

  • Huang, Xin (Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine) ;
  • Liu, Yan (Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) ;
  • Zhang, Yong (Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine) ;
  • Li, Shuai-Ping (Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine) ;
  • Yue, Hao (Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine) ;
  • Chen, Chang-Bao (Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine) ;
  • Liu, Shu-Ying (Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine)
  • Received : 2017.03.23
  • Accepted : 2017.08.01
  • Published : 2019.01.15
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Abstract

Background: The structural conversions in ginsenosides induced by steaming or heating or acidic condition could improve red ginseng bioactivities significantly. In this paper, the chemical transformations of red American ginseng from fresh Panax quinquefolium L. under steaming were investigated, and the possible mechanisms were discussed. Methods: A method with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with linear ion trap mass spectrometry ($HPLC-MS^n$)-equipped electrospray ionization ion source was developed for structural analysis and quantitation of ginsenosides in dried and red American ginseng. Results: In total, 59 ginsenosides of protopanaxadiol, protopanaxatriol, oleanane, and ocotillol types were identified in American ginseng before and after steaming process by matching the molecular weight and/or comparing $MS^n$ fragmentation with that of standards and/or known published compounds, and some of them were determined to be disappeared or newly generated under different steaming time and temperature. The specific fragments of each aglycone-type ginsenosides were determined as well as aglycone hydrated and dehydrated ones. The mechanisms were deduced as hydrolysis, hydration, dehydration, and isomerization of neutral and acidic ginsenosides. Furthermore, the relative peak areas of detected compounds were calculated based on peak areas ratio. Conclusion: The multicomponent assessment of American ginseng was conducted by $HPLC-MS^n$. The result is expected to provide possibility for holistic evaluation of the processing procedures of red American ginseng and a scientific basis for the usage of American ginseng in prescription.

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